Being Quotes · Page 290

Today I join the greatest players that played the game. It is a great feeling being here.

— Eddie Murray

I thought about possibly being in the front office, being on the management side of things like a GM one day.

— Shaun Livingston

Despite being a woman, somehow I have always found myself idolising male characters.

— Koel Mallick

I don't like being flattered. It doesn't suit my English sensibilities. Remember, we are the great country of understatement.

— Martin Parr

I like being in focus, in the moment, changing and adapting and creating and advancing a scene.

— Dominic Cooper

Being a director is almost like being another sort of character, but you're out of view.

— Paddy Considine

I've come to expect the jabs at Fox News - because, being a liberal, I get more than most.

— Susan Estrich

As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.

— Michael Johnson

A lot of people don't believe there's evil. If there's good in this world, then you're being intellectually dishonest, if you believe…

— Si Robertson

I don't get bothered about statistics. If somebody had pointed out to me the odds of my being a working actress getting…

— Shelley Long

I have deliberately stung myself with a small section of box jelly tentacle, and it felt like being burned by a steam…

— Steve Backshall

Being charged by a furious matriarch elephant certainly had hearts in mouths, as did the snarling spitting Bengal tiger that gave us…

— Steve Backshall

Look at Greg Jbara! I've watched him work for years, always switching. He's literally a different human being when he's onstage in…

— Will Chase

When I was 16 and in 'Prospect,' I listened to Elliott Smith in between takes. Listening to him reminds me of being…

— Sophie Thatcher

There are times, like with Dire Straits, where you can get as close as you can be to being good at your…

— Taylor Goldsmith

As I said, before, talking to educators, students and parents, they recognize the importance of our schools and them being open full…

— Miguel Cardona

Relationships with cities are similar to relationships with people: being away from both can really make you appreciate what you have.

— Mabel

I needed to grow up and do things all adults do. It was time to stop having everything spoon fed to me.…

— Paula Creamer

The pleasing thing is being able to be in an environment where, even though I'm a rookie, everyone wants to help you…

— Sonny Bill Williams

I only work once or twice a year for about a month, so I have a lot of free time. But I'm…

— Rory Culkin

I love being in the United States because I feel so energised there.

— Toyah Willcox

There's nothing that I can do that I do perfect, so it's just always just working on that and being humble about…

— Justin Jefferson

I think, in the eyes of a lot of circles, especially within football, I'm the soft guy. But I'm fine with being…

— Chris Borland

Certainly part of being from a big family is that you have to shout to make yourself heard.

— Rose Leslie

Being in your 20s is like having a virus. You can't do anything. You just have to wait until you're better.

— Taylor Tomlinson

Being an architect is like playing piano, you learn to play to admire how well the other guys play piano.

— Santiago Calatrava

Listening to something without being present is different from being there in the flesh.

— Kurt Elling

I'm used to being in uncomfortable situations. I actually thrive in uncomfortable environments.

— Ant Middleton

Being deliberate in decisionmaking isn't always flashy, but it does get results.

— Betsy Hodges

Just being known for a skill you've worked on your entire life is an amazing feeling.

— Cheryl Burke

Acting is about being in the moment and audiences are smart to know what is authentic and what is not.

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

The tallest trees catch the most wind. That comes with the territory of being me.

— Joey Barton

I have been fortunate at being part of a contrasting genre of films and I portrayed a huge range of characters in…

— Rituparna Sengupta

Success, for me, is being able to wake up in the morning and feel like a 12 year old.

— John McAfee

I would be a fool to say I enjoyed being in borstal, but when I was there I had a great time.

— Keith Allen

I always dreamed of being on center court, playing the best in the world.

— Frances Tiafoe

People always think of the tragedy of going from being non-disabled to disabled. And no one really talks about it going the…

— Adam Pearson

You know, I'm really known for being an energy guy and working hard on the floor, grabbing a lot of rebounds.

— Andre Drummond

No, I'm a quite big believer in not being in the studio if I don't feel like being in there.

— Jon Hopkins

Being able to act for a living is a blessing. I have a great theater company that's almost 40 years old.

— Gary Sinise